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Ao Liuzu remained motionless and was stationed outside the city of Yingdu.

When the Luo people rushed to the capital city of Ying, it wasn't that Dou Qi didn't want to mobilize Ruo'ao's six soldiers to rescue them, but that it was too late to mobilize them at that time.

No one blamed Dou Qi for this matter. After all, Dou Qi was not at fault, and his fault was just indifference. At this time, Peng Zhongshuang brought the matter to the surface.

Peng Zhongshuang is worthy of being an idiot, an idiot. Seeing what he said, Pan Chong quickly tugged at the corner of his clothes and told Peng Zhongshuang to shut up in a low voice. There are six Ruoao soldiers in the fighting family, and the soldiers and horses are enough to chop Peng Zhongshuang's corpse into tens of thousands of pieces. Mud, but Peng Zhongshuang looked completely unafraid, and still stood up for Pan Chong, how could Pan Chong not be nervous.

But Peng Zhongshuang didn't intend to stop, and said: "Your majesty, think about it with all the senior officials, is it really Sima's fault for all this? Isn't all this because of the fact that the court of Chu State is secretly centrifuging and has different ideas?" Is it the reason? May I ask, if the interior of our Chu State is as solid as a rock, how could the Luo people open a hole in the middle?"

As soon as Peng Zhongshuang finished his words, everyone was stunned because he dared not raise their heads. There are indeed many factions in the state of Chu, and they compete with each other. It cannot be said that they are not loyal. However, their loyalty is based on their respective clans and they do not trust each other. , mutual suspicion, and even suppression of each other, after all, politics is always exclusive.

Peng Zhongshuang's words were very unpleasant, as if he had slapped everyone's ears ten times, and the beating was so hearty and loud that everyone couldn't lift their heads, and for a while, even the sound of breathing could be heard clearly in the hall.

Qi Hou was an outsider, he accidentally watched a good show, and seeing the tense atmosphere in Chaoshang, he suddenly laughed, clapped his hands and said: "Guzao heard that Chu Guole Yin Pengzhong is so eloquent, it's really amazing to see you today It’s amazing, he really is a talent, congratulations to the king of Chu, there are a lot of talents in the Chu country, and he will surely be able to shock the world in the future.”

Marquis Qi had a sweet mouth, and when he said this, the atmosphere became a little more lively, while Wu Jiu said: "Duke Qi is absurdly praised, Duke Qi is helping out, and there will be a celebration banquet today, please respect him."

Qi Hou cupped his hands and said: "The king of Chu is serious, Gu will definitely go to the banquet."

Qihou said, because they still wanted to talk about the internal affairs of Chu State, so as to avoid everyone's embarrassment, he took Cao GUI and Tong Shang to leave first.

After Qihou left, Wu Jiao said: "Pan Qing, what are you still kneeling for? Won't you get up?"

Pan Chong looked up at Wu Jiu in surprise, and said, "Your Majesty?"

Wu Jiu smiled and said: "Peng Qing's words are precious, and the widow and the ministers are ashamed. If Pan Qing is guilty, the widow and the ministers are not guilty of the same crime? Pan Qing, please get up."

Upon hearing this, Pan Chong kowtowed two more times, then stood up and said, "Thank you, my lord, for your kindness!"

Wu Jiu smiled and said, "You don't need to thank me, you should thank Peng Qing."

Pan Chong hurriedly bowed his hands to Peng Zhongshuang and said, "Thank you, Doctor Peng."

Peng Zhongshuang just shook his head and didn't say anything else.

After Wu Jiu left the court, he went to the small bedroom. Qihou was sitting in the small bedroom, eating fruit with ice in his arms, because the weather was hot, and it was in the south, much hotter than Qi, so Qihou couldn't bear the heat , took off the heat-absorbing black robe, and was wearing a white dress, holding iced fruit and eating.

Wu Jiu looked at the way the juice remained between his fingers, felt it was very funny, walked over and said: "Your Majesty, be careful not to spill it on your robe."

As he spoke, he wiped the spilled juice on Qihou with a handkerchief, and Qihou smiled and said, "Second brother, this Peng Zhongshuang really opened Gu's eyes. There have never been so many famous people under Gu's hands." People who are as eloquent as him don't leave any room for it."

Wu Jiu sighed and said, "Yes."

Qi Hou smiled again and said: "Just now Dou Qi's beard flew up with anger."

Wu Jiu watched Qi Hou laughing at Dou Qi while eating melon, and said helplessly, "Your Majesty, eat well, and be careful not to choke."

Qihou held the half-eaten melon and fruit and insisted on feeding it to Wu Jiu. After all, the two hadn't seen each other for so long, and Wu Jiu couldn't bear to refuse Qihou, even though the melon and fruit had already been bitten by Qihou. , In such a mess, Wu Jiu still took a bite.

After taking this bite, Bing's teeth hurt, and there were ice scum inside, Qihou was satisfied with eating, and said, "Second brother, it's too hot here, when will you make some popsicles for Gu?"

Wu Jiu heard that he just wanted to eat, and he was clearly eating, and he even told himself to eat, and said helplessly, "I'll make it for you when I'm free."

When Qihou heard this, he immediately smiled and said, "I want something with a strong milky taste, a little sweeter, I don't like sour taste."

Wu Jiao said mockingly: "Your Majesty loves sweets, if it spreads, I'm afraid I'll be laughed at."

Qi Hou put his arms around Wu Jiu, kissed Wu Jiu's forehead with his lips that were full of juice, and said, "Who dares to laugh at Gu?"

Wu Jiu wiped his forehead in distaste, feeling that Qihou used himself as a handkerchief, and his forehead was sticky.

The state of Chu held a celebration banquet for three days in a row. The main character was naturally Marquis Qi. On the night of the celebration banquet, the captured general of the state of Luo sent a message to ask Wu to let them go. None of this was their idea. .

The Luo people actually said that all this was the idea of ​​Zhou Tianzi. It was Zhou Tianzi who asked Ba Guo and Yong Guo to pretend to fight and set up a cover-up. The Luo people took the opportunity to send troops to attack Yingdu.

Everyone was drinking and eating meat at the celebration banquet, and they were a little surprised to hear the news from the soldiers.

Wu Jiu squinted his eyes and said, "Zhou... Son of Heaven?"

The soldier said, "Yes, it's absolutely true. Just now Sima has gone over to question him."

Just as he was talking, Pan Chong, who was a Sima, hurried over. Just as the banquet started, some soldiers came to find Pan Chong.

Pan Chong came back soon after cross-examination, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty."

Wu Jiu said, "What Luo said, is it true?"

Pan Chong said: "Cai Chong questioned the generals of the Naluo people just now. According to the generals of the Luo people, the fact that the Luo people and Ba Guoyong sent troops together was indeed the work of King Hu Qi of Zhou. The father gave Hu Qi the person who connected Ba and Yong, and he was also the son of Lu Qingfu."

When Wu Jiu heard this, he sneered, and Qi Hou said with a smile, "I'm afraid it's Lu Gongzi Qingfu who has a grudge against Chu State because of Li Ji's matter, so he used this kind of indecent method?"

Pan Chong also said: "People in Naluo said that if the king doesn't believe it, he can send envoys to ask Ba and Yong, and they will know."

Wu Jiu smiled, held up the wine glass and shook it lightly, and said with a smile: "Indeed, you can find out just by asking."

Everyone didn't expect such a harvest from a banquet. Wu Jiao asked Pan Chong to manage the matter, and sent envoys to question Ba and Yong.

Ba State and Yong State didn't intend to send troops at first, but now that the Luo people have failed and retreated back in despair, Ba State and Yong State no longer want to fight, and they both want to ask for peace. The emperor ordered them to do so.

Wu Jiu didn't expect that Hu Qi didn't have any skills, but he was not at all restless, and he was jumping around looking for someone to cut him every day.

Qi Hou said with a smile: "It seems that Gu is united with the second brother. The emperor sees it in his eyes and is anxious in his heart. There will be no peace for a day."

Wu Jiu narrowed his eyes and said, "I have no intention of provoking Zhou Guo, but I just want to settle the internal affairs of Chu State first, but I don't know that Zhou Guo's people are pressing every step of the way."

Qihou said: "Has the second brother thought of a countermeasure?"

Wu Jiu stretched out his black sleeve robe and said, "What is the countermeasure? It's nothing more than an alliance. Please come over and ask King Zhou how to solve this matter."

Qihou raised his eyebrows and said, "The Son of Heaven won't come, did the second brother forget? The ancestor of the second brother drowned the king of Zhou in the Han River. The emperor is afraid of trouble, how can he come here?"

Wu Jiu smiled and said, "Let's wait and see."

Wu Jiu asked Peng Zhongshuang to write a letter to question Zhou Tianzi.

Why did you let Le Yin write the paperwork?This matter is a matter of diplomacy, no matter how bad it is, it is also a matter of Sima. He and Le Yin are inseparable. However, Wu Jiu asked Peng Zhongshuang to write the letter because of Peng Zhongshuang's sharp eloquence, which will definitely make Zhou Tianzi feel Chu. His literary talent is brilliant.

The documents were quickly sent to Master Luo. Hu Qi didn't expect that the Luo people didn't succeed. A good plan failed like this, and Qihou went all the way to Chu to help.

Hu Qi was very angry in his heart. On the one hand, he was angry that Ba Guoyongguo and Luo people had no backbone, so they betrayed themselves like this. Got through by Luo people!

The document written by Peng Zhongshuang was very sharp and unambiguous at all. He asked Hu Qi why he resorted to such indecent methods. He Qingfu.

Lu Guo was once again betrayed by Hu Qi and became a villain, but there was still nothing he could do.

Facing the questioning, Hu Qi pushed the responsibility to four, five, six, and Wu Jiu suggested that Hu Qi come over to form an alliance with the Chu State, but Hu Qi turned a blind eye to this and pretended not to see it.

What Qihou said was right, Hu Qi was afraid that he would die in Hanshui in Chu State like his ancestors, so he didn't dare to go to Chu State at all, so he pretended to be deaf and dumb, as if he didn't know that he wanted to form an alliance.

Seeing Hu Qi pretending to be stupid, Wu Jiu just smiled lightly and said, "I have my own way."

Qihou raised his eyebrows, fearing that the world would not be chaotic and said: "I have been alone in Linzi City for a few months, I haven't seen such excitement for a long time, I am so lonely, and now I can watch the excitement and eat snacks again, it is really beautiful in the world. thing."

Hu Qi didn't dare to come to the meeting, and he pretended to be deaf and dumb about the meeting, as if he didn't know, and he didn't apologize. He just pushed the matter to the state of Lu, and the state of Lu didn't make a statement. I want to fool the past like this.

Because of the attitude of Hu Qi and Lu State, the officials of Chu State were very angry. Some people said: "Zhou State is bullying us in Chu State, and now the king has just ascended the throne. Can the Zhou Kingdom pay it back? If the other feudal states of the Zhou Kingdom heard about this, can they pay it back? The prestige of our Chu Kingdom has been wiped out, so how can we gain a foothold among the kingdoms?"

When he said this, everyone responded one after another, and some people said: "You are right, you are right, please order the king to crusade against Zhou, show the king of Zhou some color, and let them know that Chu is not easy to bully! "

Everyone responded to the crusade against Zhou Tianzi Hu Qi. Dou Qi still didn't say anything this time, but this time it wasn't that he didn't want to care about this matter, but that he didn't know how to express his position.

Dou Qi closed his eyes and meditated, as if he hadn't heard the voices of civil and military officials in the court, and Wu Jiu in the main hall didn't express his opinion immediately, so although everyone responded, their voices gradually fell silent. What is the attitude.

Dou Qi didn't speak, Wu Jiu didn't ask him, instead he said to Peng Zhongshuang, "I don't know what Peng Qing wants?"

When everyone heard Wu Jiu's question, they all looked at Peng Zhongshuang.

Peng Zhongshuang came out, clasped his hands in salute, and said irresponsibly, "Zhong Shuang thought that it was absolutely impossible to crusade against Zhou."

Everyone thought he could say something nice, but the moment he opened his mouth, he refuted it again. This time, everyone in the civil and military circles supported the crusade, but Peng Zhongshuang stood up to spoil the fun.

Someone said: "People from the state of Zhou are bullying us, so why did Doctor Peng say it's absolutely impossible? Isn't this embarrassing to the people of the state of Chu?"

Peng Zhongshuang said unhurriedly: "Nowadays, Chu's domestic worries outweigh foreign ones, so Zhong Shuang said that we must not rashly attack Chu. Please think about it, your majesty, and the old capital of Chu, Danyang. Attacked by the Luo people, the suburbs of Danyang City were flooded, and many rich and powerful gentry suffered heavy losses. Although my capital city of Ying did not mobilize troops and horses, it suffered from diseases and disasters and suffered heavy casualties. The country? Conscription is necessary for the crusade, and it will cause public resentment and opposition from the rich, how will it end?"

When Peng Zhongshuang said this, everyone felt speechless. At this moment, Dou Qi, who had been resting his mind with his eyes closed, suddenly said: "Dou Qi also agrees with Dr. Peng's statement. Now our domestic troubles in Chu are greater than foreign troubles. Therefore, we can't send troops to attack, please think twice, my king and all the senior officials."

Everyone was surprised for a while, looked at each other, glanced at Dou Qi, then at Peng Zhongshuang, Dou Qi actually agreed with Peng Zhongshuang's point of view, which surprised the Dou family who had just supported the crusade against Zhou Guo.

Because Dou Qi stood up to speak, everyone suddenly felt that what Peng Zhongshuang said was very reasonable.

At this time, Pan Chong said: "It's just that the state of Zhou has been bullying to the door. Although our state of Chu can't raise troops, if we don't show it, I'm afraid we will be looked down upon by the people of Zhou state."

After Pan Chong finished speaking, Peng Zhongshuang cupped his hands and said, "Doctor Pan's words are true, and Zhong Shuang also thinks so. Although we can't raise troops, we must warn Zhou Guo."

I don't know when Pan Chong and Peng Zhongshuang became such a co-star, but the words of these two people are very in line with Wu Jiu's wishes.

Wu Jiu said with a smile: "Then, do you have any good ideas? How can I show Master Luo a look and let them know that Chu State is not easy to bully?"

When he said that, everyone stopped talking for a while, because they couldn't figure out how to make Zhou Tianzi look good.

Now, although Chu State's territory has spread to Shen State, and Shen State borders Luo Division, it is actually very easy to attack Luo Division.

However, it is actually not easy, because the powerful forces of the Chu State are concentrated in the area of ​​Dingcheng, the capital city of Danyang City, and Deng State and Shen State are the subordinate states of Chu State. Especially when the state of Chu is now empty.

To show Zhou the color, it is nothing more than a crusade, or it is a military exercise. Crusade is impossible, and the military exercise is also a waste of money, material and manpower. If it is not good, it will be attacked by others, so it is not feasible.

Everyone was silent for a while, and the whole Lu palace became quiet. Wu Jiu glanced over everyone and said, "Huh? Is there nothing you can do about it?"

Everyone looked at me and looked at you, no one was willing to speak, but Wu Jiu said with a smile: "In this way, I have a way."

Wu Jiu's smile is very gentle, but it makes people feel creepy, and I don't know if it's an illusion. It's summer, and everyone's backs are blown by gusts of cool breeze...

Wu Jiu shared his idea with everyone, and the officials immediately applauded the case, and it passed unanimously. The matter was settled like this. Since Pan Chong is Sima, Pan Chong is in charge of this matter. Give Zhou Guo some color.

After the court was over, the senior officials came out of the Lu bedroom and went to the Zhengshitang. Pan Chong came out quickly, and saw Peng Zhongshuang who had strode forward and left the Lu bedroom. He trotted after him and said, "Peng Zhongshuang doctor."

When Peng Zhongshuang heard someone calling him, he stopped in his tracks, turned around and saw that it was Pan Chong, so he cupped his hands and said, "Doctor Pan, what's the matter?"

Pan Chong seemed a little embarrassed, and said: "Pan Chong hasn't had time to thank Dr. Peng for the previous incident. If Dr. Peng is fine today, can you invite Dr. Peng to the house for a few drinks tonight?"

Peng Zhongshuang was a little surprised and said, "Drink?"

Pan Chong nodded and said, "We should thank Dr. Peng for his kindness."

Peng Zhongshuang gave a rare smile and said, "There's no need for Ende, no one likes to drink with Zhongshuang. After all, Dr. Pan also knows that Zhongshuang's mouth will say unpleasant things at any time."

Pan Chong said: "Pan Chong sincerely invites Dr. Pan to show his respect. Soon Pan Chong will be ordered to go to Shendi again. I wonder if there will be a chance to thank Dr. Peng in the future."

It's not that Peng Zhongshuang doesn't like drinking, it's just that no one wants to drink with him. Peng Zhongshuang is an idiot, and what he says is straightforward and very unpleasant, so no one drinks with him. Even if he drinks, he will be avoided next time less than.

But Pan Chong insisted on asking Peng Zhongshuang to drink, and Peng Zhongshuang readily agreed. Tomorrow, Peng Zhongshuang just had a rest and had nothing to do, and he didn't have to get up early. The two of them made an appointment to leave the palace together at night, and then went to work separately.

Wu Jiu discussed with the courtiers about how to give favor to the state of Zhou, and on the second day, he recruited Pan Chong into the palace, explained the details, and asked Pan Chong to order soldiers and go to Shendi as soon as possible so that he could make plans.

Wu Jiao recruited Pan Chong to enter the palace. After waiting for a long time, Pan Chong did not come in. He thought that Pan Chong had also contracted some disease. He was about to ask Tang Wu to go and see what happened, but the eunuch said, "Your Majesty, Pan Chong The doctor is here."

Pan Chong quickly walked in from the outside, his face was very ugly, his eyes were still black and blue, and he looked like he hadn't slept well. Wu Jiao was startled when he saw it, and said, "Pan Qing is sick?"

Pan Chong hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Please trouble your majesty for your concern, it's just... just a little bit of cold."

Wu Jiu heard that he was infected with the wind and cold, and subconsciously glanced at the scorching sun outside the window. If he could also be infected with the wind and cold this summer, wouldn't Pan Chong's physique be weaker than his own?But Pan Chong used to be a leader of soldiers, and now he is the great Sima, so he doesn't look like a weak person.

Seeing Wu Jiu sizing him up, Pan Chong coughed quickly and said, "Your Majesty summoned me, what is it?"

Only then did Wu Jiu say, "It's about dealing with the state of Zhou. I have written a letter to Duke Shen. When the time comes, Duke Shen will cooperate with Pan Qing."

Pan Chong hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Yes."

Wu Jiu said some specific things to Pan Chong, and let Pan Chong leave. After Pan Chong bowed and went out, he met Qihou who walked into the small bedroom.

Qi Hou walked in from the outside and glanced at Pan Chong who was going out. Pan Chong bowed his hands respectfully to Qi Hou, and then quickly backed out.

Qi Hou glanced back at Pan Chong, walked in with a smile, and said with a smile: "With Pan Chong's appearance, where did he spend the night last night?"

Wu Jiu didn't understand at first, but he heard Qi Hou continue to say: "The way Pan Qing walks is like the second elder brother's first intimate relationship with Gu."

When Wu Jiu heard this, he finally understood what Qihou meant, and immediately gave Qihou a blank look, thinking that Qihou thought so dirty, thinking that everyone was as dirty as him.

Under the pressure, Pan Chong quickly came out of the small bedroom, walking was indeed strange, and he almost knelt on the ground when he went down the steps.

His legs trembled, "Boom!" He was about to fall down, the eunuch next to him hurriedly called Dr. Pan, and hurried to help him up, but someone was faster than the eunuch, and stretched out a hand suddenly, He caught Pan Chong who was about to fall.

Pan Chong quickly said, "Thank you, much..."

As soon as he raised his head, the words in his mouth suddenly stopped, and the person who grabbed him was actually Peng Zhongshuang.

Pan Chong seemed to be picked up by the fire for a moment, and he took two steps back suddenly, almost fell to the ground again, the eunuch next to him hurriedly helped Pan Chong, so that Pan Chong did not sit on the ground.

Peng Zhongshuang said: "Doctor Pan, yesterday..."

His voice was a little hoarse, I wonder if it was because he drank too much wine yesterday, it was much hoarse and deep than usual, when Pan Chong heard this, he said quickly: "Yes, sorry, Chong has the king's order, now I'm going on business, Dr. Peng has something to talk about later, but Chongxian resigned, excuse me."

As he spoke, he didn't dare to lift his head, and ran away almost staggeringly, because the robe was too long, he almost stepped on his own robe, quickly lifted the hem of his clothes and ran away, as if he was running away with his head in his arms.

Peng Zhongshuang didn't stop him either, but just said: "Be careful."

Then he watched Pan Chong run away in a hurry...

Zhou Tianzi pretended to be deaf and dumb, but he was very angry, because Qi Hou was obviously the Marquis of Zhou State, but he led troops to help Chu State, which made Hu Qi's strategy unsuccessful this time.What an adventure it was to be able to surround the capital city of Ying, and it was destroyed by Marquis Qi just like that.

Hu Qi now hates Qi State much more than he hates Chu State. When he thinks about it, his teeth itch, but there is nothing he can do.

Chu State still wanted Hu Qi to meet the alliance, Hu Qi sneered, he would only go to Chu State to meet the alliance if he was stupid, and he didn't want to drown in the Han River.

Just when Hu Qi pretended to be deaf and dumb, thinking that he had passed the customs in a fool, the newly appointed Uncle Shan hurried over and said, "Son, just now the border came to report that there is a team of Chu soldiers on the border of Shen. lingering."

When Hu Qi heard this, his heart suddenly rose up, he was startled, and said: "Chu soldiers? How many people?"

Shan Bo said: "Go back to the emperor, there are about 50 people."

Hu Qi was suddenly a little confused, only fifty people?Then he said: "There are so few people? Then what are you waiting for? Call the widow!"

Uncle Shan quickly said, "But... Son of Heaven, those soldiers from Chu State did not cross the border, but were only active in Shen State."

Hu Qi frowned immediately, and said: "Then watch carefully to see what they are doing. As soon as Chu's army crosses the border, they will immediately call back to the widow. Do you hear me?"

"Yes!"

The leader of the small group of troops on the border of Shen State was none other than Pan Chong, Grand Sima of Chu State sent by Wu Jiu.

Pan Chong has been in Shen State for a few days. According to Wu Jiu's plan, after arriving in Shen State, he soon arrived at the border between Shen State and Luonan, and stepped on it for the past few days.

Why step on it?Naturally, he wanted to show Zhou Tianzi some color.

This day Pan Chong went to step on it again. When he got to the border, he saw a barracks built on the other side of the border. It seemed that Emperor Zhou was afraid. After all, Pan Chong had been stepping here for half a month. Now, the emperor of Zhou must have thought that they had bad intentions, so he built a barracks.

But Pan Chong brought fifty elite soldiers, and he didn't want to cross the border at all, and their plan was not so simple.

Pan Chong wandered around the border for a while, and the people from the opposite barracks came out. Pan Chong looked at him, although he didn't recognize him, but he knew he wasn't some young man by looking at his armor.

The one who came out of the barracks was Zhou Guo's newly appointed Uncle Shan, because Pan Chong was always stepping here, and the Emperor Zhou was afraid, so he asked Uncle Shan to check it out himself.

Pan Chong saw that the other party came out with a general with a strong background, so he smiled and said to his deputy: "I think today is good, prepare according to the king's plan."

The deputy immediately cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Da Sima!"

Uncle Shan walked out of the barracks, not far away from Pan Chong and the others, when he saw the other party's people suddenly get off their horses, and then began to work. I don't know what they were doing, and they took some strange things. They didn't cross the border, but they were very close to the border. Very close, put something next to the boundary line, and then backed away.

Pan Chong asked people to bury the good things, and then the soldiers of Chu State quickly retreated to a place not close by, while the soldiers of Shan Bo and Zhou State had no idea what happened, and they all looked dazed.

Uncle Shan looked suspiciously at the Chu soldiers who had suddenly retreated, and said to his deputy, "Go, go and see what they buried just now."

The deputy nodded quickly, and was about to pass, but he only walked three steps, and before he could pass, he heard a loud noise of "Boom!!!!"

Uncle Shan and the soldiers of Zhou State were stunned by the bombing. In an instant, earth and rocks flew, and black smoke accompanied by yellow sand suddenly rose into the sky.

It turns out that what Pan Chong asked people to bury on the border was nothing but black gunpowder!

Because Zhou Tianzi tried to get away with it, he didn't express his opinion, and he didn't come to the alliance, but he just pretended that there was no such thing at all, so Wu Jiao planned to show them some color, which was the color of black powder.

In fact, the power of black gunpowder is not good enough, and we are still researching it, but it is always possible to scare people. Wu Jiao specially asked Pan Chong to bury some black powder in the soil, so that when it explodes, it can create an aura of sand and earth soaring to the sky.

With a loud bang of "Boom!!", Uncle Shan was dumbfounded, and quickly stepped back a few steps. He fell to the ground with a "plop!" The soldiers next to him were not much better, and they also took a few steps back in fright. , fell to the ground, everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, because they were not far away, all of them were covered in dirt, and the deputy who went to check the situation was even more stunned, his hair was full of dirt and rocks, She shivered a few times in fright, and said tremblingly, "Shan... Shangong... yes, yes yes it is black powder!"

The moment Uncle Shan saw the explosion, he knew it was black powder. The appearance of the explosion was like witchcraft, which made people creepy.

In fact, in the eyes of the ancients, the earliest origin of witchcraft is to refine table salt. Turning seawater into table salt is already a kind of witchcraft that is out of reach, let alone an explosion, which will definitely scare them half to death.

Shan Bo's ears were still buzzing at this moment, he felt the earth was shaking and the mountains were shaking, and his whole body was still trembling.

Pan Chong was well prepared, and quickly covered his ears. When the sound of the explosion disappeared, he stood in the distance, waved his hand, and said, "Speak to the people of Zhou."

Uncle Shan and the others were all stunned. At this time, they heard the Chu army on the opposite side clasping their hands together and shouting collectively: "Listen, King Zhou, my king has said that if King Zhou doesn't come to the alliance, a hole will be blown up in three days." !"

When Uncle Shan heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and a hole was blown up in three days?

Uncle Shan still had ringing in his ears, but he was frightened by the black gunpowder. This was clearly a show of authority, just to show them off. Uncle Shan didn't dare to delay, so he mounted his horse and galloped towards Luoshi.

Hu Qi heard that people from Chu State used the border between Shen State and Zhou State to bomb there once every three days.

Hu Qi was so angry, "Bang!!" He slapped on the case and shouted: "This country of Chu has clearly deceived people too much!"

Shan Bo said: "Your Majesty, the people of Chu have black gunpowder. Its power is astonishing. I'm afraid..."

Hu Qi sneered and said, "What are you afraid of? Fifty of them, how dare they come over and blow up Master Luo?!"

But Shan Bo said: "Son, even though it is so, if the Chu people continue to bomb like this, I am afraid that the people of Luoshi will be in danger. At that time... when the time comes, the hearts of the people will be scattered, then..."

When Hu Qi heard this, his face was very ugly, and he said, "What should I do? Is it possible that I really want my widow to go to the Chu National League? That is definitely a matter of going and never returning!"

Shan Bo said: "The Son of Heaven might as well ask the envoys to go to the capital city of Ying, and tell the King of Chu that the Son of Heaven promised to form an alliance, but please invite the King of Chu to come to our Zhou Congress to make an alliance. How about that?"

After hearing this, Hu Qi rolled his eyes, pondered for a long time, and finally said: "Okay, that's the only way to go."

Wu Jiu's method was indeed good, and it was simply insidious. He ordered Pan Chong to blow up a pit on the border of Shen State for three days. There was no one living in that place, and the people would not be hurt. However, it could deter the people of Zhou State. Sure enough, Hu Qi was killed. Terrified, he quickly asked the envoy to send the document.

Wu Jiu took a closer look, and found that Hu Qi was old and cunning, and had agreed to meet with them, but he couldn't come when he invited them to Zhou Guo to meet.

Wu Jiu immediately asked Peng Zhongshuang to write back to Hu Qi, saying that he didn't want to go to Luoshi either, because he was afraid that the water and soil would not suit him and he would drown in Luoshi's small river ditch.

When Hu Qi received the reply letter, he almost died of anger, because he drowned in a small river ditch, he clearly hinted that he would harm him.

But to be honest, Hu Qi just wanted to invite Wu Jiu to the state of Zhou, and then kill Wu Jiu, so that he could get revenge once and for all, and temporarily curb the serious trouble of Chu State.

Just think about it, the state of Chu had just fought a war, and was betrayed by the Luo people. The city of Danyang was flooded, and they were working hard to repair the hydraulic power. If they have no leader at this time, they will be in a state of disunity, and the country cannot be destroyed. After all, the power of Chu State is there, but it is certain that they will lose their strength for 20 or 30 years.

Hu Qi could never go to Chu State, and Wu Jiu would not come to Zhou State, so the two sides made a compromise, and the final result of the negotiation was to apply for the National Alliance.

The countries of this alliance include Zhou State, Lu State, Ju State, Song State, Jin State, Ba State, Yong State, Guo State, and Yu State. Because Hu Qi was afraid of being tricked by Chu State, he brought many countries to the meeting. There are so many monarchs together, and they are all feudal states of Zhou State. It is expected that the people of Chu State will not do anything.

Hu Qi did not invite Qi to this alliance, so one can imagine the reason. After all, the purpose of this alliance is to reconcile the relationship between Chu and Zhou, and this time Zhou urged Ba, Yong, and Luo People rebelling, it doesn't matter at all, if Qi Hou comes, I don't know whether he will help Chu or Zhou.

If Qi State helps Chu State, Hu Qi feels that he is in danger, so he does not invite Qi State.

But Qihou was not invited, did he think that Qihou would not come?Qi Hou has now appointed son Zhao as the crown prince, in the name of allowing the crown prince to practice, and as a matter of course, he ran out to be Wu Jiu's follower.

Qi Hou felt that he had only been away for a few months, and Hu Qi immediately gathered many people to surround the capital city of Ying, is this okay?If it wasn't for his own rescue coming in time, and he didn't know what the consequences would be, even with Wu Jiu's plan, a tough fight would definitely be inevitable.

Therefore, how dare Marquis Qi leave Wu Jiu? Besides, now that the Qi State is producing a large number of talents, Qi Marquis is also relieved. If he can establish a good relationship with Chu State, this south-to-north movement will definitely shock the entire Zhou Dynasty. It's not a casual thing, but a serious thing.

Because of these, Qihou must go this time, not only to go, but also to vent his anger on his second brother.

The momentum of this alliance is unprecedented, and Zhou Tianzi personally participated in the alliance, and Chu State, which has always stood on its own, if this alliance fails, it will be a fierce battle. Therefore, all countries are also heavily guarded. He gathered many soldiers and horses, and set out on the road mightily.

By the time they left Yingdu City, the weather had begun to cool down, and the troops from Chu State set off immediately. A wave of black-armored warriors headed for the Shen Guomeng in a mighty manner.

Wu Jiu was in the same car with Marquis Qi, and Marquis Qi also brought some soldiers and horses with him. The other part was led by Zhan Xiong. They set off from Linzi City and went to Shendi to join Qi Hou's soldiers and horses.

Because there are so many soldiers and horses, the team's footsteps are not fast, but Wu Jiu and Qihou are not in a hurry at all, especially Qihou, it is considered a public trip, and there is a second brother to accompany, it is a beautiful thing at all .

After walking all the way for half a month, they finally arrived in the territory of Shen Kingdom. Today, they stayed at the post house in Xiaoyi for a day, and set off early tomorrow morning.

Chu's team soon arrived at the gate of Xiaoyi. This place is Xiaoyi on the border of Shen, and it was still some distance away from the meeting place. It was too late and they were not in a hurry, so they unloaded their horses and horses without hurrying. , ready to rest.

Although the officials in the posthouse were officials from the State of Shen, the State of Shen is now a subsidiary state of the State of Chu, so the local officials were very courteous. They greeted them respectfully as they entered the posthouse, and said with a smile, "Welcome to my king! Welcome to Duke Qi! The house where we will stay has already been prepared, please let the king and the Duke of Qi stay and rest, the villain has prepared dinner, the king and the Duke of Qi are tired from traveling, so the villain ordered someone to deliver the dinner to the two houses, how about it?"

Wu Jiu nodded and didn't say much, Marquis Qi naturally wouldn't go to his own house, so he followed Wu Jiu and they were walking in. As soon as they entered the small courtyard, they saw someone coming out. .

A tall man in a green shirt, with a gentle and handsome face and the appearance of a scholar, said in a low voice: "Zhi Qi, don't be reckless tomorrow, do you understand?"

Another man with a Chinese character face, looks a bit fierce, looks tall, with a sword on his waist, scratching his hair and saying, "Brother, don't worry, I have a sense of proportion."

The two people were talking, the man in the green shirt looked about [-] years old, and the tall man next to him was a little younger, in his twenties, walking out while talking, just walking in front of them.

Wu Jiu looked at those two people, it was a coincidence that they were acquaintances, the older, gentle and handsome man was Baili Xi, the famous chancellor of the state of Qin in the future, and the younger man beside him was "with dead lips and cold teeth". "The words are spoken by Gong Zhiqi.

Now Baili Xi and Gong Zhiqi are both senior officers of Yu State, and this time Yu State also came to participate in the alliance, so it is not surprising that Gong Zhiqi and Baili Xi appear here.

When those two people came out, they happened to see Wu Jiu and Marquis Qi. They saw Wu Jiu two or three years ago when they were envoys to the country of Ju.